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...homemade bombs. Officials said the attackers were Uighurs, an Islamic ethnic minority that has long bristled at China's repressive rule. The attack--perpetrated by extremists whom authorities linked to a group known to pose a threat, in a region long considered a possible target--undermined Chinese assurances that stringent security measures would safeguard the Games...
...these are two black forms -- the circle and a bow tie, or diabolo -- which overlap and dance in deep space in swarms, with uncanny and magical precision, alternating with other signs from his repertoire: eye, face, star, vagina, hairs, moon, bird. They are defined and linked by a wonderfully stringent and rhythmic play of black lines. These virtually define Miro's vision of cosmic unity, and they are a pictorial feat of the highest order. You can imagine Miro's Gothic ancestors nodding in approval at such miniatures. Their concentrated energy seems to have carried the artist along for another...
Though current findings may not provide enough context to judge existing drug policy, Anthony says they do highlight some valid issues, especially since stringent laws don't appear to impact whether kids experiment with drugs. "One of the questions raised by research of this type is whether Americans will want to continue supporting the incarceration of young people who use small amounts of marijuana," Anthony says...
Blustery weather places equally stringent demands on a golfer's technique. Like serves in tennis or free throws in basketball, golf shots are unusual in that they start from a point of total stillness. In fact, this stillness occurs twice in the swing - once before the take-away of the club and then again at the top of the swing. This latter pause is crucial, as this is when the golfer initiates the all-important downward motion toward the ball. While a golfer can self-correct during the backswing, it's almost impossible to do so after the downswing...
...world will express outrage at Zimbabweans' fate, and likely draw up stringent economic and diplomatic sanctions. But neither is likely to save Zimbabweans from their government - and that is proof of the end of an era. In 1999, the U.N. launched successful military interventions to stem bloodshed in Kosovo, East Timor and Sierra Leone. That was in keeping with a declaration the year before by then U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan hailing a "new century of human rights." "No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms...